Do you think city life and public transportation will help the enviornment?
If everyone in the the US lived in a place as energy efficient as NYC, how much of an improvement would that make towards the enviornment?
Mass transit use in New York City is the highest in United States and gasoline consumption in the city is at the rate the national average was in the 1920s.[37] New York City’s dense population and low automobile dependence help make New York among the most energy efficient in the United States.[38] The city’s greenhouse gas emission levels are relatively low when measured per capita, at 7.1 metric tons per person, below the national average, 24.5.[39] New Yorkers are collectively responsible for one percent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions[39] though comprising 2.7% of the nation’s population. The average New Yorker consumes less than half the electricity used by a resident of San Francisco and nearly one-quarter the electricity consumed by a resident of Dallas.[40]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City#Environment
Given the question the answer is yes. Public transportation is better when the masses use this system instead of the single car driver. Also the availability of commerce and of the staples means less travel. So from a purely reduction of fossil fuel use it is better, theoretically.
Practically we would not like living like rats in a cage.
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